San Antonio ranked No. 12, Houston No. 16 among top 60 U.S. metros for first-time buyers.
San Antonio: $298K median price, $92K avg. income; Houston: $335K median price, $102K avg. income.
Dallas (No. 35) and Austin (No. 36) had higher median prices: $395K and $436K, respectively.
San Antonio, Houston, Dallas offer larger median square footage for first-time buyers than Austin.
San Antonio's high ranking follows its No. 6 spot in Redfin's October strongest buyers markets report.
